Month: November 2017

Making money producing real estate video. We talked about the subject many times on the DV Show: sell your production services to an agency or agent, show up on site with your camera and create a video tour…easy cash in your pocket. But that’s where it usually ends.

Professional real estate videographer Russ Carson joins us to talk about additional monetization tips, techniques and ideas for squeezing more out of it.

Damon asks: How do you fit effective, compelling video within a 5 second timeframe? I can’t imagine editing video into something that short let alone tell a meaningful story. It would drive me nuts. Can you give some examples to get me in the mindset?

Here is a story of Kellie Leitch, a prominent government official in Canada who didn’t think about the impact of video and how important it is to have a high quality production when delivering a message to the masses.

Kellie Leitch is a prominent government official in Canada who didn’t think about the impact of video. Her political party released a “professionally produced” video that was supposed to humanize their candidate and take a stance on screening immigrants entering Canada.

Music videos use them all the time. Watch the video in this post. If the story of the welder was not weaved into the shots of the musicians in the studio, the welder’s story would not have been that interesting.

Angelo asks: I’m wondering what the camera is like on the new iPhone X and how it will contribute to shooting good looking video. My friend has a Panasonic GH5 but I’m almost convinced the iPhone is a better option. Any insights or advice?

Recent test results from video giants Youtube and Facebook found the sweet spot for video ad retention and engagement- 6 seconds to combat avoidance. Which will put smiles back on the faces of advertisers and money in the pockets of video makers.